1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (720+ words) Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 | 5:13 p.m. The world's oceans simmered to their hottest temperatures on record over the weekend and are likely to warm even further in the next few months, putting stress on life in the water and on land too, the European…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (374+ words) Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. Dangerous heat that has gripped the Las Vegas Valley for much of the summer is intensifying again this week, with the National Weather Service forecasting a major heat risk Monday escalating to extreme levels as early as Tuesday…...

2+ day, 39+ min ago   (1036+ words) Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 | 6:21 p.m. A fast-moving wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno on Sunday. Shifting winds challenged firefighters trying to bring it under control, and authorities urged…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (309+ words) Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 | 2 a.m. We aren’t yet finished with what has undeniably been a long, hot summer — emphasis on the hot. The weather this summer has brought alternating drought and floods, but almost always excessive heat. That can be dangerous and even…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (593+ words) Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 | 2 a.m. The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday finalized a two-year operating blueprint for the Colorado River that will cut Nevada’s annual water allocation by roughly 17% — and force deeper reductions on Arizona and California — as Lake Powell and Lake…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (834+ words) For almost two decades, total U.S. electricity demand barely grew. The country kept adding people and businesses that needed power, but Americans were using electricity more efficiently, and the savings canceled out all that growth. Data centers broke the pattern. A…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (166+ words) flying car Hostesses unfold the wings of a flying car displayed at the XPENG booth during Auto China 2026 in Beijing, Friday, April 24, 2026. Flying cars, or all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, are among the electric vehicles on display at this…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (162+ words) By Janice Kubiac, Hyannis, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 | 2 a.m. Sixty-five years ago, my father took me along to his job at the General Electric Co., which had recently installed a brand new computer room that he wanted to show me. The room…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (262+ words) Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 | 8:46 a.m. The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second). That's 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. “That star is really, extremely fast,” said astronomer Stefan Gillessen with the Max…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (119+ words) Updated Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 | 4:30 a.m. As AI adoption accelerates, complex software supply chains and growing reliance on open-source components have made software supply chain security a strategic priority. With vulnerabilities now discovered and exploited at machine speed, organizations need trusted ways to…...